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He’d protect me and shelter me forever. But I was beginning to realize that being sheltered came at a price.

Claudia Gray

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Claudia Gray
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 12
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New York City
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Amy Vincent
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The silence between us stretched out, but it wasn't awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never feel the need to fill the gap with meaningless chit-chat. I'd only become that close to a couple people in my hometown, and I'd always thought it took years. Lucas and I were already there.
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Lucas, I repeated. I know you can hear me. The guy I love is still in there. Come back to me. Once again longed for the release of tears. Death couldn't keep me from you. And it can't keep you from me, not if you don't let it.
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Forget normal.” He grinned. “We’re going to be extraordinary.
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Now I know that grief is a whetstone that sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within.
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